The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Navy (NAVY)

Permanent Workforce:  168,526 Temporary Workforce:  4,686 Total Workforce:   173,212

Workforce Composition

 

 

 
Total #
 
Men
 
Women
 
Hispanic
or
Latino
 
White
 
Black
or
African American
 
Asian
Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander
American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce 168,526 70.35% 29.65% 4.48% 70.85% 13.02% 9.75% 0.89% 0.67% 0.35% 0.81%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

8,269 89.62% 10.38% 5.02% 72.67% 4.03% 17.21% 0.58% 0.30% 0.19% 0.48%
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

5,989 92.57% 7.43% 2.96% 85.07% 5.63% 4.91% 0.40% 0.83% 0.20% 0.75%
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

5,248 91.60% 8.40% 3.35% 83.99% 2.82% 9.11% 0.10% 0.40% 0.23% 0.46%
GS-14 and GS-15* 9,605 81.01% 18.99% 2.43% 87.96% 4.09% 4.73% 0.23% 0.42% 0.15% 0.36%
Senior Pay Level* 648 84.57% 15.43% 0.77% 91.51% 2.01% 4.94% 0.00% 0.62% 0.15% 0.00%
SES 310 81.29% 18.71% 0.32% 92.26% 3.87% 2.58% 0.00% 0.65% 0.32% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 6,069 64.57% 35.43% 4.33% 72.71% 14.52% 6.54% 0.84% 0.76% 0.30% 0.35%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 9,192 76.15% 23.85% 2.95% 83.68% 6.10% 6.16% 0.41% 0.50% 0.20% 0.42%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 2,709 83.61% 16.39% 1.73% 90.48% 3.47% 3.77% 0.07% 0.41% 0.07% 0.37%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

NAVY employed 1,380 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.80% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 50 employees from FY 2006 and a decrease of 240 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.82% and for FY 2003 was 0.92%.  Over the 5-year period NAVY had a net decrease of 0.12% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

NAVY timely processed 63.3% of the 1,262 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race (Black).  Of the 625 complaints filed at NAVY, 173 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 38 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 44 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 4 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 95 contained allegations of color discrimination and 136 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 317 completed investigations, 55.5% were timely.  NAVY's average time for completing an investigation was 243 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

NAVY's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 376 days in FY 2006 to 310 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

NAVY agreed to pay $66,908 for 139 pre-complaint settlements, of which 18 were monetary settlements averaging $3,717.  NAVY expended a total of $2,894,210 for 317 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $9,130.

NAVY agreed to pay a total of $1,872,476 for 183 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $10,232.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 1,018 244 1,262
Settlements 72 7.1% 67 27.5% 139 11%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 457 44.9% 9 3.7% 466 36.9%
Complaints Filed* 625 49.5%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 32 2.5%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2007 where counseling was also completed during FY 2007.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2007
Counseling Complaint
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures 1,262 625
Total Number Offered ADR 784 40
ADR Offer Rate* 62.1% 6.4%
ADR Participation Rate* 19.3% 4.6%
Total ADR Settlements 67 18
Total ADR Settlements Amount $13,600.00 $3,700.00

* EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

Timeliness in FY 2007
Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2006 APD* FY 2007 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands) 1,262 799 63.3%
All Investigations 317 176 55.5% 239 243 1.7%
All Complaint Closures 625 376 310 -17.6%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 130 125 96.2% 480 455 -5.2%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 168 200 115 -42.5%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2007
Complaint
Closures
Final Agency
Decision (no AJ
Decision)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Fully
Implemented)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Not Fully
Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 625
Total Closures 625
Settlements 179 28.6%
Withdrawals 71 11.4%
Total Final Agency Actions 375 60% 298 79.5% 71 18.9% 6 1.6%
Dismissals 169  45.1% 168 99.4% 1 100% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 206  54.9% 130 63.1% 70 34% 6 2.9%
Finding Discrimination 10  4.9% 2 20% 2 20% 6 60%
Finding No Discrimination 196  95.1% 128 65.3% 68 34.7% 0 0%


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